Yearly Archives: 2024

News Roundup & Comment

Date: May 24, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​MP3 | Order

It was a very busy Crosstalk as Jim brought news stories from around the globe to the attention of listeners.  Here’s a brief sample:

–Jim led off this program with condolences to Republican Missouri State Representative Ben Baker.  His daughter and son-in-law died after violent gangs attacked them while they were serving as missionaries in Haiti.

–The top U.N. court has ordered Israel to immediately halt their military offensive in Rafah in southern Gaza.

–U.S. House of Representative Speaker Mike Johnson said that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has agreed to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress.

–House Speaker Johnson said the House may vote on sanctions against the International Criminal Court for seeking an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

–Germany said Wednesday that it will abide by the I.C.C. arrest warrant and they will detain Netanyahu should he set foot on German soil.

–U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen vowed Thursday to use all diplomatic efforts to thwart the plans of Bezalel Yoel Smotrich, Israel’s Finance Minister, to cut Palestinian Authority banks off from the Jewish state’s financial system.

–Spain, Norway and Ireland tried recognizing a Palestinian state.  Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council noted that if you’re going to recognize a Palestinian state, you have to have land.

–The bodies of 3 hostages were rescued overnight during a joint IDF and ISA operation.

–None of the 569 tons of aid that President Joe Biden sent to Gaza via the floating pier that was constructed by our military has reached the Palestinian people.  The pier was a 320 million dollar effort.

–Republican Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson unveiled evidence on Wednesday that former Secretary of State John Kerry’s State Department actively interfered with the FBI’s attempt to arrest people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally to support Iran’s efforts to create weapons of mass destruction.  

–Senator Ted Cruz grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Senate Appropriations hearing over how much oil Iran imports.

–Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, will step down from his leadership role.

–Pope Francis believes the world is at the point of no return and that climate change is a “road to death.”  He places the blame on wealthier nations.

Escalating Toward Euthanasia

Date: May 23, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Brad Mattes MP3 | Order

Brad Mattes is president of Life Issues Institute which was founded in 1991 to serve the educational needs of the pro-life movement.  Brad is the host of Life Issues, a daily radio commentary, the weekly Straight Talk on Life Issues and has produced numerous radio specials standing for life

What used to be called euthanasia evolved to become physician assisted suicide, mercy killing, and death with dignity.  The newest attempt to soften this killing procedure is use of the phrase, medical aid in dying.

This program centered on legislation being drafted for the federal funding of assisted suicide. HR-8137 is legislation to provide exceptions to the restrictions described in the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997.  That legislation was designed to prohibit taxpayer funding for euthanasia, assisted suicide or anything associated with those activities.  

Now there’s an attempt to redefine medical aid in dying to not include assisted suicide, euthanasia or mercy killing.  Brad believes this is an attempt to get control of the purse strings of Medicaid and Medicare.  Once they have that control, they’ll have the federal funding necessary to kill many more people.   

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To reach out to your members of Congress concerning HR-8137 call 202-224-3121.

A Current Focus on Israel

Date: May 22, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Dr. Gary Frazier MP3 | Order

Dr. Gary Frazier is a respected speaker and writer on the subject of Bible prophecy.  He is the founder and president of Discovery Missions.  He’s the author of numerous books including: Miracle of Israel, It Could Happen Tomorrow, Hell is for Real, Divorcing God: The Two Americas and The Event: The Dream of World Peace Realized.

On this broadcast, Gary shares the big picture when it comes to Israel.  It’s the fact that biblical prophecy will be fulfilled.  Gary noted that we forget that such prophecy is fulfilled incrementally over time.  So what exactly are we seeing at the present time as it pertains to this “big picture”?  It’s the idea that a well-funded hatred is showing toward Israel as people chant things like, “From the river to the sea.”  Interestingly, many of those protesting have no historical frame of reference for such activity.

Don’t miss this discussion as you’ll hear Dr. Frazier comment on points such as: 

Are we headed toward a Russian led Islamic invasion of Israel?  What part will Iran have in this?

How critical to this discussion is Isaiah 17:1 that describes the destruction of Damascus?

Will every single nation, including the U.S., turn against Israel?

What impact should everything that’s happening have on us as believers today?

These and other questions are answered, and listeners present their views as well, on this edition of Crosstalk.

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The Death of Iran’s President

Date: May 21, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Michael Germi MP3 | Order

Michael Germi is a former Muslim, born in Iran into a Shia Muslim family.  In this setting he learned to practice Islam praying 5 times a day toward Mecca.  He fasted during Ramadan.  He practiced self-mutilation for the cause of Allah.  He migrated to Australia in 2006 and in 2009 found faith in Jesus Christ.  He later moved to the U.S. where he now proclaims the Gospel to Islamic nations.  He’s written several Farsi Christian books and desires to plant churches around the world where Persians are scattered.

Michael began with some history of Iran as they moved from conditions under the Shah to rule by the Ayatollah.  He describes how he grew up learning the Qur’an and Islam, not by choice, but by force and how he was taught he’d go to Hell if he didn’t abide by/practice the Islamic traditions.

The focus eventually switches to the helicopter crash that took the life of 63 year old Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other high ranking officials.  Raisi was known as the “Butcher of Tehran” and the “Hangman of Tehran”, having massacred thousands of Iranians.  Funeral services will run over several days.  

As the broadcast moves along you’ll hear Michael as he comments on how this will affect the political situation in Iran due to the fact that Raisi was the potential successor to the current Supreme Leader.  He also comments on the reaction of the people to the death of Raisi, whether an Iranian official might have caused the helicopter crash, what we know about the current vice-president, Michael’s passion for reaching people in Iran with the Gospel message and much more.

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Immigration Crisis Realities

Date: May 20, 2024 Host: Jim Schneider ​Guest: Mark Krikorian MP3 | Order

Mark Krikorian is a nationally recognized expert on immigration issues serving as the Executive Director of Center for Immigration Studies.  They are an independent, non-partisan research organization examining and critiquing the impact of immigration on the United States.  He has testified numerous times before Congress and has published articles in many outlets.   

The discussion began with a look at the surge of Chinese nationals coming to the U.S. at rates never before seen.  In fact, Mark noted that since Biden became president, there have been more than 50,000 Chinese illegal immigrants that have come here, with most of them arriving through San Diego.  This is an obvious security issue for us and a great opportunity for the Chinese government to use the flow to include various types of espionage agents. 

According to Mark, people from about 175 countries are known to be here.  In other words, the immigration situation has to be dealt with in dramatic fashion and Senator Marco Rubio makes that clear in an audio clip presented by Jim from Meet the Press. 

Review this broadcast and you’ll also hear the following discussed:

Just last week nearly 150 House Democrats opposed legislation that detains and deports illegal immigrants who attack police officers.  

Are non-citizens illegally registering to vote?

How do you round up two million “gottaways”?

The latest attempt to pass a border security bill.

The connection between U.S. immigration policy and drugs.

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